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Book Cheap Santa Ana to District of Columbia Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to District of Columbia that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Santa Ana to District of Columbia

Sat, Aug 15 - Tue, Aug 18
Southwest Logo
8:00 am - 7:25 pm
SNA
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DCA
8h 25m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:10 am - 1:40 pm
DCA
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SNA
10h 30m
1 stop
$374Southwest
Thu, Jul 23 - Sun, Jul 26
Frontier Logo
11:15 am - 12:51 pm
SNA
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DCA
22h 36m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:00 am - 8:05 am
DCA
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SNA
28h 05m
1 stop
$377Frontier
Tue, Sep 15 - Sat, Sep 19
Southwest Logo
8:45 am - 8:55 pm
SNA
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DCA
9h 10m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
9:25 am - 4:50 pm
DCA
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SNA
10h 25m
2 stops
$379Southwest
Thu, Jul 16 - Sun, Jul 19
Frontier Logo
11:15 am - 9:59 pm
SNA
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DCA
7h 44m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:00 am - 8:05 am
DCA
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SNA
28h 05m
1 stop
$380Frontier
Tue, Jul 28 - Tue, Aug 4
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:13 pm - 10:16 am
SNA
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IAD
15h 03m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:55 am - 1:18 pm
IAD
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SNA
7h 23m
1 stop
$381Multiple Airlines
Thu, Aug 6 - Mon, Aug 10
Frontier Logo
11:15 am - 9:59 pm
SNA
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DCA
7h 44m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
1:59 pm - 3:20 pm
DCA
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SNA
28h 21m
2 stops
$382Frontier
Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:46 am - 5:59 pm
SNA
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DCA
8h 13m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:27 pm - 9:46 am
DCA
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SNA
19h 19m
1 stop
$386Alaska Airlines
Tue, Oct 13 - Tue, Oct 20
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:53 pm - 5:40 am
SNA
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IAD
8h 47m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 4:02 pm
IAD
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SNA
12h 02m
1 stop
$386Alaska Airlines
Tue, Sep 15 - Sat, Sep 19
United Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 4:07 pm
SNA
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IAD
4h 57mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
5:45 pm - 8:34 pm
IAD
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SNA
5h 49mnonstop
$388United Airlines
Thu, Aug 20 - Sun, Aug 23
United Airlines Logo
6:25 pm - 5:25 am
SNA
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IAD
8h 00m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:30 pm - 8:19 pm
IAD
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SNA
5h 49mnonstop
$398United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Ana to District of Columbia flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Santa Ana to District of Columbia to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Santa Ana, California to District of Columbia?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Santa Ana, California to District of Columbia departing in July.

What is the cheapest John Wayne (Santa Ana) to District of Columbia flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to District of Columbia from John Wayne (Santa Ana) found in the last 5 days was to Washington, D.C., at $657 round-trip. The most popular route is from John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA) to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $657.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to District of Columbia?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Santa Ana to District of Columbia depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to District of Columbia is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $995 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to District of Columbia is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $995.

What is the cheapest month to fly from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to District of Columbia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to District of Columbia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to District of Columbia is July, when tickets cost $138 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $295 and $236 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$151
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 89% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 14% increase in price.
Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Reagan Washington National Airport

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Santa Ana to District of Columbia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to District of Columbia. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Santa Ana to District of Columbia? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4250 reviews
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
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I think Southwest is the number one airline that anyone can fly I have flown for the first time Frontier and what a joke and their customer service United was a very strange experience I'm only sticking to Southwest from here on out for sure

10.0 Excellentkelly, Jul 2026
SFO - PHX
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I think Southwest is the number one airline that anyone can fly I have flown for the first time Frontier and what a joke and their customer service United was a very strange experience I'm only sticking to Southwest from here on out for sure

Great job Southwest! My family doesn't fly often but we felt safe the whole time.

Flight was delayed, full flight and I had to change gates. Southwest flights are always late later in the day.

Was fine, delayed and feels like southwest is always late

The entire experience from boarding to landing was amazing! The crew were very friendly. Will definitely be back.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

The flight was delayed about 20 minutes, but this was an evening flight, so it comes as no surprise. This flight came a good 1.5 days ahead of hurricane Helene which was still far out in the gulf. However, the flight never removed the seated buckle light. The staff announced from the beginning that due to the bad weather (I suppose the hurricane a day and a half away) they would have to do an abbreviated service with water and a snack. I am fine with their water and snack offering, but this was one of the smoothest flights I've had in years. If Southwest believes a flight like this requires everyone to remain seated, then all of their flights should remain buckled for the entire flight. I cannot help but wonder if things like this are a sneaky way to cut back on expenses since the airline is currently under a lot of pressure to reduce costs.

The 700 model seating is too tight both seat size & leg room

Although the flight was delayed, but the crew was amazing. They did the best they could to make the time enjoyable.

My experience was find with Southwest. The only issue I have is...at the exact time for me to check in...I don't understand how I always end up in C.

It was as good as it could be. Flying is not a pleasant experience these days.

Very good flight. Crew was great. No issues and we even arrived early.

Be on time? When not on time a circling for over an hour offer more than 1 bag of chips to the passengers? It was a 7 hour flight by the time we got done.

The flight was smooth, the crew was great but the plane was quite old

Flight late, the waited for a long time for “personal” to arrive at gate to dock the plane in Rochester. So annoying. This flight was expected, why aren’t personel available for the jet bridge?

Flight was warm for first few hours and quite rough

Flight was delayed several times. At one point, they "pulled back" 15 minutes from the delayed boarding and sent a text saying we would board sooner than previously advised. The flight then was delayed again. And when we boarded, there was an unspecified technical issue which had us waiting in the plane for about an hour.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

The Dekta Rep that checked us in was great. She's very personable, pleasant, and can tell she enjoys her job.

Flight and seats were great. Food service was average at best. The real main problem we had is that we got cheeseburgers for the kids but the plates was extremely hot. Like ridiculously hot and the stewardess never said anything. Luckily or unluckily my wife touched the plate and was able to deal with it before the kids got burned.

Booked through Kayak Business, had a seat in middle and towards back due to booking rate, not comfortable.

The flight crew where really good. Better then the crew from BNE to SFO

Not pleasant trip cross country when the entertainment and WiFi system not working. No entertainment for entirety of route. Staff was rather nonchalant in that they dismissed the problem due to age of plane. It would have been nice to know this up front so I could have come prepared to read or download movies before boarding Coincidentally or not, there was a similar issue with the entertainment system on my previous flight I took on my fist leg of the trip. There are no seat TVs, so you must rely on the app when it works. United can do better. Also, what use it it to pay for boarding group 2 when half of the passengers are in the same line as you?

Not a great experience. We paid for the upgrade for premium economy seats and seated ourselves in very comfortable seats. Someone came along with the same seat on their boarding pass. The aircraft had been changed and as a result we were booted out and sent further back to small uncomfortable seats. After complaining we were moved to emergency row seats, which gave us more leg room but the seats don’t recline. For people in our 70’s we found having to sit upright from California to NJ very uncomfortable. Not sure why they chose to move senior citizens instead of the two people that were allowed to take the more comfortable seats. Not happy.

Plane left & arrived early- 5 Crew great. Wi fi - paid for 2, only 1 worked - so so. Waste of $. Coolie was good

Luggage management is poor, my missing luggage is still lingering.

Very poor the plane itself was really old, slight smell that couldn’t be named. I didn’t even get a boarding pass UNTIL AFTER clearing security! Even then, they said when I get to my connected flight I’ll get my 2nd boarding pass there! A bit ridiculous!

The entertainment wasn’t playing in the app or online.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Hydraulic leak caused the flight to be cancelled. Auto system scheduled us on a 3 am flight. Wevhsedvrebook on the app and hit schedules later in the afternoon. Our luggage per gate and ticket agent would be rescanned and put in our new flight. Did not happen. Our luggage stayed in hsv. Baggage claim in wash dc unable to help. We filed a claim. Several emails about our luggage were in conflict with one another. Called as baggage and was on hold 30 minutes. Oscar said one of 2 was out fir delivery then cancelled. About 45 minutes later both pieces were delivered. Their system is suspect

The airplane was an old model, the overhead didn’t have enough room for people’s items and made boarding and boarding disappointing and stressful. Crew allowed passengers to bring more than the permitted baggage sizes.

It was great. Smooth flight, comfortable, left on time and landed on time.

Horrible. Both legs of my flight were delayed more than 6 hours. No compensation, no screens on the plane, and the plane was not clean.

Our flight was 1.5 hours delayed. There was no weather for the inbound flight, so I don't understand why. This meant a VERY late arrival and only a quick nap before my morning flight.

The flight encountered a delay exceeding 4 hours. The food voucher issued was valued at $12, insufficient to cover our meal expenses. Consequently, I was unable to take my medication, leading to a drop in blood sugar levels and exacerbating my anxiety.

Flights were on time. That's the main consideration since I had to change planes. The entertainment was whatever you bring with you and the food (in Economy) is non-existant. Neither of those was a surprise.

The gate crew did try to help, however they lacked the information as to whether the flight will operate or not. Being delayed 6 hours and in a limbo on whether the flight will operate or not is not fun. The airline having staffing issues is not encouraging at all.

Flight was delayed and missed connecting flight. Did not give warning about delay until we showed up at the airport. Not good.

I love to be able to connect my own devices to the entertainment system. It works great!

It was awful ....my first time flying on it and I will NEVER fly it again ....everything about it was terrible .....most especially the flight attendants

Crew was kind of grumpy and there was no beverage service at all. Sodas were $4. Disappointing.

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

There's no seats that lean back with little leg space i wad uncomfortable the entire flight. Your charges for extra baggage is despicable and costly!!

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

There was no food and no entertainment, so I'm not sure why these are even in the survey, as my understanding is frontier does not ever offer food without a few, not even a snack, and there are no screens so unless the flight safety talk is our entertainment why ask how we liked it?. One of the flight attendants say in the back of the plane as people filed in to their seats, yelling orders about where to put baggage and telling people to hurry up. It was the least professional experience I've ever had on a flight.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

The worst. We never made our connection and they did absolutely nothing to help us at the airport.

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